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Howling Near Heaven by Marcia B. Siegel

Howling Near Heaven

Twyla Tharp and the Reinvention of Modern Dance

Marcia B. Siegel

University Press of Florida · Print & ebook · April 28, 2020

For more than five decades, Twyla Tharp has been a phenomenon in American dance, a choreographer who not only broke the rules but refused to repeat her own successes.

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Who it’s for
Marcia B. Siegel examines Twyla Tharp’s restless creativity and the changing landscape of American dance.
Themes
Modern dance, Choreographic creativity, Changing dance practices
Genres
Lives in Entertainment, Modern Dance, Dance Notation

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For more than five decades, Twyla Tharp has been a phenomenon in American dance, a choreographer who not only broke the rules but refused to repeat her own successes. Tharp has made movies, television specials, and nearly one hundred riveting dance works. Her dance show Movin? Out ran on Broadway for three years and won Tharp a Tony award for Best Choreography. Howling Near Heaven is the only in-depth study of Twyla Tharp?s unique, restless creativity.

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This second edition features a new forward that brings the account of Tharp?s work up to date and discusses how dance and dance-making in the United States have changed in recent years. This is the story of a choreographer who refused to be pigeonholed and the dancers who accompanied her as she sped across the frontiers of dance.

Twyla Tharp’s Work

Marcia B. Siegel examines Twyla Tharp’s restless creativity and the changing landscape of American dance.

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  • Twyla Tharp’s dance works and choreographic choices
  • How dance-making in the United States has changed

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  • An account of Tharp’s work across more than five decades
  • A second-edition foreword bringing the account up to date

Where it sits

Lives in Entertainment81%
Dance Notation49%
Modern Dance47%

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Publisher categories

  • Lives in Entertainment
  • Ballet & Classical Dance
  • Dance History
Authors
Marcia B. Siegel
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Published
April 28, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Modern dance · Choreographic creativity · Changing dance practices
Reading lane
Lives in Entertainment